Shirley Ann Rickards

Female23 November 1933–14 February 2018

Brief Life History of Shirley Ann

When Shirley Ann Rickards was born on 23 November 1933, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Joseph Maurice Ricketts Sr, was 28 and her mother, Rachael Lavinia Smith, was 20. She died on 14 February 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Maurice Ricketts Sr
1905–1958
Rachael Lavinia Smith
1913–1976
Shirley Ann Rickards
1933–2018

Sources (1)

  • Shirley Rickards in household of Joseph Rickards, "United States Census, 1940"

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Siblings (1)

World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 2

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1935 · The Social Security Act

Age 2

This Act was created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.

1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

Age 23

With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): variant of Rickard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Richards , with which it was often interchangeable.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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